Programme Manager (IT) at West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC)

Job Objective

• This role is in charge of planning, implementing and executing individual projects and groups of related company projects in a coordinated manner to obtain benefits and control.
• The Programme Manager emphasises the coordinating and prioritising of resources across projects, managing links between the projects and the overall costs and risks of the program.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage WIOCC IT & Systems project programme and individual projects
• Manage the IT Change Advisory Board, report to the IT Steering Committee
• Allocating project resources and managing virtual project team
• Logistics co-ordination with vendors, shipping agents, partners and Finance department
• Accounting for project cost, time and budget
• Mitigating program risks
• Technical coach / trainer
•  Project quality and performance management
• Project management of company projects
• Assist with creation of ad hoc reports as needed
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent, Masters preferred) in a technical field or equivalent experience

Experience & Skills:

• Requires minimum of 7 year’s technical experience in IT & Systems with at least 5 years in project
  management role or equivalent
•  Effective project management ability including written and verbal communications skills evidenced by work history and accomplishments
• Excellent communications and soft skills, including ability to listen to and summarize and concisely gather, analyse and share key information with stakeholders
• Must use B/OSS tools, i.e. NetSuite, Teamwork, effectively to record information accurately and
  concisely in a timely manner
• Demonstrate ability to manage multiple priorities and solve problems in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge and experience of technology used in WIOCC IT & Systems including software development, database management, cloud infrastructure, security & risk management, GIS data management, CRM & ERP systems, API and intra system communication, telecommunications domain management

Attributes

• Team leader and manager or virtual teams, motivator, persistent, stress management
• Attention to detail, completer
• Client focused, confident, relationship builder
• Integrity, honest with high ethical standards, negotiating skills
• Boundless, passionate and flexible
•  Personal excellence, accuracy and attention to detail
• Collaborative, achieve results through teamwork and partnerships
•  Strong analytical skills and able to collate and interpret data from various sources
• Good English language communicator with a natural aptitude for dealing with people
• Excellent creative thinking and problem solving skills